Are you ready for the the 10 most irritating phrases in the English Language? Why "the BLANK from hell" wasn't on here I will never know. (Would love to hear what you think is missing from this list; please tell me in comments section.)
The great hierarchy of verbal fatigue includes:
1 - At the end of the day
2 - Fairly unique
3 - I personally
4 - At this moment in time
5 - With all due respect
6 - Absolutely
7 - It's a nightmare
8 - Shouldn't of
9 - 24/7
10 - It's not rocket science
Cliches from 2006: best.[something].ever, I just threw up in my mouth, going green, [blank] is the new [blank], tween, douche, rad, drama, blogosphere, ginormous, bajillion, totes, bro, bra, bromance.
Office Jargon: team-building, value-added, grassroots, reach out, multitasking, no-brainer, low-hanging fruit, monetize, ping.
Faux Ghetto Slang: killin it, for real/for reals/on the real/keepin' it real, hit me up, oh snap!, chillaxing.
Unnecessary Conjunctions and Transitions: no offense but ..., all of the sudden, basically, ironically, actually, honestly, totally, hopefully, as to whether, I swear to God, you know.
Misused/Mispronounced Phrases: irregardless (for "regardless"), aggravate (for "irritate"), anyways/towards (anyway, toward), for all intensive purposes (for "for all intents and purposes"), suppose to (for "supposed to"), could of (for "could have"), analyzing/analyzation (for "analysis"), literally (when meant figuratively).
Internet acronyms/LOLCat slang (Even When Used Ironically): OMG, i can haz, LOLz, teh Internets, Oh noes!, Obvs, PWN.
16 comments:
The one phrase I cannot stand is, "it is what it is." Ugh.
How about "amazing" and "awesome"? If I hear the catatonic Katie Holmes describe Tom as "amazing" one more time . . . I work with someone who says "awesome" every 6 seconds and 40 year olds saying "awesome" are just so sad.
particularly for office jargon: think outside the box. That one drives me nuts
I had a boss who started off with "quite frankly" every time he disagreed with what anyone said. Everyone wanted to punch him in the face.
When I was laid off from a big company they said we were being "involuntarily separated" from our jobs. Sounds so much better than being kicked to the curb, eh?
what about "that's a whole nuther thing"?
What kind of word is 'nuther'
I absolutely loathe when people say "supposably". Yes, it's a word but it is always used in the wrong context. It's "supposedly"!
I have always hated the response 'oh really?' when you've just said something. I feel like as if I'm being accused of lying. More often than not, I'll answer back with 'of course not, I am a notorious liar' and I'm done talking to that person.
"with regards" for "with regard"
"it's better FROM" instead of "it's better THAN"
YES—"it is what it is" is superannoying, as is saying of someone in this case named Charlie, "That's just Charlie."
But the worst is when someone says (or usually types, as in a comments section) something vile and inflammatory and insulting and ends with, "No offense."
But some of the phrases listed I'm going to cling to...
"At this/that moment/point in time..."
A leftover from the Watergate hearings.
I'm tired of "iconic" and fed up with "veggies" and "veggie burgers." Let's just eat our vegetables and like it.
literally
"Whatever!"
That one just gets my goat. My boss also gets me going with: "The point is..." He starts about 95% of his sentences with that one.
None on the list of 10 bother me that much. I don't know if this qualifies, but I do not care much for "I'm like," or "I was like." I gently encourage my nephew to say "I thought," "I said," or "I told her."
I think everyone should know when to use "fewer" instead of "less." If it is countable, use "fewer." "Fewer" water molecules, but "less" water.
As for the "oh really," Well, you just sound like you're a little nutty. Sorry.
How about "disrespect"?
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